Caulfield Cup
The Caulfield Cup is a Group 1 open handicap race that takes place in October each year at Caulfield racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria. The race is run over a distance of 2400 metres and worth $5,000,000 in prize money. The 2019 Caulfield Cup was won by Mer De Glace from Vow And Declare with Mirage Dancer third.
The Caulfield Cup is become one of the world's richest handicap races over a distance of 2400 metres and is Australia's second biggest Cup race after the Melbourne Cup. The race itself is the premier race of the three day Caulfield racing carnival, with the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas and Group 1 Thousand Guineas taking place on the preceding Saturday.
The Caulfield racing carnival in October, especially the Caulfield Cup, signals the beginning of big time racing in Melbourne, as spring racing only gets bigger and better with the running of the Group 1 WS Cox Plate one week later and the AAMI Victoria Derby the following week.
Caulfield Cup info
| Date: | Saturday 16th October 2021 |
| Track: | Caulfield racecourse, Melbourne |
| Distance: | 2400 metres |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $5,000,000 |
| 2019 Winner: | Mer De Glace |
| 2019 Crowd: | 28,000 |
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The Caulfield Cup also combines with the Melbourne Cup to form the major Cup's double of the Melbourne spring racing carnival in Victoria. Bookmakers provide doubles betting markets well in advance of the Caulfield Cup and punters outlay huge amounts of money trying to find the winner of both races, hoping to land a big multiple double result.
The Caulfield Cup has been won by some of our very best thoroughbreds including the brilliant Might and Power who streeted the field to win as he liked in 1997, and the great Western Australian galloper Northerly who carried 58 kilograms to win in 2002.
Verry Elleegant (2020) captured the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes over 2000m at Flemington before scoring a stylish victory in this event for Sydney trainer Chris Waller.
Recent Caulfield Cup winners include Mer De Glace (2019) and Best Solutions (2018).
Spring Carnival Guide
The Caulfield Cup is an important lead up race to the Melbourne Cup and often those horses who win or run well over the 2400 metres of the Caulfield race will feature prominently when they contest the great race on the first Tuesday in November.
In recent times four horses have won the big Cup's double including Let's Elope (1991), Doriemus (1995), Might and Power (1997) and Ethereal (2001). It pays to keep a keen eye on those horses contesting the Caulfield Cup as there may be a potential Melbourne Cup winner running around.
Chris Waller mare Dear Demi (3rd in 2013) and ran third in the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington on Derby Day following her third placing in the Caulfield Cup.
Alcopop (2nd in 2012) managed to win the Mackinnon Stakes at his next start and Jakkalberry (13th in 2012) flashed home to run third in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
Caulfield Cup runner-up Green Moon (2nd in 2011) won the Melbourne Cup the following year, while while Viewed (2009) won this race after taking out the Melbourne Cup the previous spring.
2019 Caulfield Cup result
1. $8.00 Mer De Glace 55.5 Damian Lane
1. $5.00 Verry Elleegant 55.0 Mark Zahra
2. $6.00 Anthony Van Dyck 58.5 Hugh Bowman
3. $61.00 The Chosen One 53.5 Daniel Stackhouse
then followed
4. $17.00 Prince Of Arran 54.5 Ms Jamie Kah
5. $9.00 Finche 54.5 Damian Lane
6. $31.00 Avilius 57.0 John Allen
7. $11.00 Buckhurst 55.0 Ben Melham
8. $101.00 Mustajeer 55.0 Billy Egan
9. $21.00 Chapada 50.5 Jye McNeil
10. $7.00 Master Of Wine 53.5 Craig Williams
11. $14.00 Dalasan 52.5 William Pike
12. $21.00 Warning 53.0 Luke Currie
13. $31.00 True Self 52.0 Declan Bates
14. $18.00 Toffee Tongue 51.0 Michael Dee
15. $41.00 Vow And Declare 57.0 Damien Oliver
16. $201.00 Raheen House 53.5 Daniel Moor
17. $31.00 Mirage Dancer 55.0 Craig Newitt
18. $31.00 Dashing Willoughby 54.5 Michael Walker
Margins: 0.2 len, 0.95 len
Time: 2:31.97
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Caulfield Cup winners & placegetters
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2019 | Mer De Glace | Vow And Declare | Mirage Dancer | 2:30.1 |
| 2018 | Best Solution | Homesman | The Cliffsofmoher | 2:33.7 |
| 2017 | Boom Time | Single Gaze | Johannes Vermeer | 2:27.6 |
| 2016 | Jameka | Scottish | Exospheric | 2:28.8 |
| 2015 | Mongolian Khan | Trip To Paris | Our Ivanhowe | 2:27.7 |
| 2014 | Admire Rakti | Rising Romance | Lucia Valentina | 2:32:1 |
| 2013 | Fawkner | Dandino | Dear Demi | 2:29.1 |
| 2012 | Dunaden | Alcopop | Lights Of Heaven | 2:28.8 |
| 2011 | Southern Speed | Green Moon | Tullamore | 2:28.4 |
| 2010 | Descarado | Harris Tweed | Monaco Consul | 2:35.6 |
| 2009 | Viewed | Roman Emperor | Vigor | 2:29.7 |
| 2008 | All The Good | Nom Du Jeu | Barbaricus | 2:27.4 |
| 2007 | Master O'reilly (nz) | Douro Valley | Princess Coup | 2.26.1 |
| 2006 | Tawqeet (usa) | Aqua Damore | Delta Blues | 2.27.6 |
| 2005 | Railings | Eye Popper | Mummify | 2.27.9 |
| 2004 | Elvstroem | Makybe Diva | Grey Song | 2.31.3 |
| 2003 | Mummify | Grey Song | Distinctly Secret | 2.25.9 |
| 2002 | Northerly | Fields Of Omagh | Republic Lass | 2.30.3 |
| 2001 | Ethereal (nz) | Sky Heights | Celestial Show | 2.30.9 |
| 2000 | Diatribe | Kaapstad Way | Fairway | 2.25.3 |
| 1999 | Sky Heights (nz) | Laebeel | Inaflury | 2.30.1 |
| 1998 | Taufans Melody | Lisas Game | Tie The Knot | 2.30.1 |
| 1997 | Might & Power (nz) | Doriemus | Catalan Opening | 2.26.2 |
| 1996 | Arctic Scent | Circles Of Gold | Iron Horse | 2.30.3 |
| 1995 | Doriemus (nz) | Count Chivas | Beaux Art | 2.28.1 |
| 1994 | Paris Lane | Alcove | Tenor | 2.26.5 |
| 1993 | Fraar (ire) | Air Seattle | The Phantom | 2.28.0 |
| 1992 | Mannerism | Veandercross | Aquidity | 2.34.9 |
| 1991 | Lets Elope (nz) | Ivory Way | Royal Creation | 2.30.3 |
| 1990 | Sydeston | Water Boatman | Shuzohra | 2.31.6 |
| 1989 | Cole Diesel | Nayrizi | The Phantom | 2.27.2 |
| 1988 | Imposera (nz) | Congressman | Authaal | 2.29.4 |
| 1987 | Lord Reims (nz) | Beau Zam | Cossack Warrior | 2.36.0 |
| 1986 | Mr Lomondy (nz) | At Talaq | Our Sophia | 2.30.1 |
| 1985 | Tristarc (nz) | Our Sophia | Lacka Reason | 2.30.9 |
| 1984 | Affinity (nz) | Bounty Hawk | Al Dwain | 2.29.7 |
| 1983 | Hayai (nz) | Cossack Prince | La Cocotte | 2.38.8 |
| 1982 | Gurners Lane (nz) | Gala Mascot | Veloso | 2.32.5 |
| 1981 | Silver Bounty (nz) | No Peer | Deck The Halls | 2.27.1 |
| 1980 | Ming Dynasty | Hyperno | Kingston Town | 2.28.7 |
| 1979 | Mighty Kingdom | Warri Symbol | Sonstone | 2.29.9 |
| 1978 | Taksan (nz) | Arwon | Fathers Day | 2.27.5 |
| 1977 | Ming Dynasty | Unaware | Salamander | 2.28.5 |
| 1976 | How Now | Battle Heights | Van Der Hum | 2.36.7 |
| 1975 | Analight (nz) | Leica Lover | Suleiman | 2.30.0 |
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